APN's daily news review from Israel
Monday March 23, 2020
Quote of the day:
"The main problem with this sudden epidemic is that there is no one to hate, no one to take revenge on,
and no obvious enemy to destroy."
--Israeli poet, Yehonatan Geffen, in an Op-Ed in Yedioth.*
You Must Be Kidding:
Some Israeli backpackers returning from Peru to Israel rioted at the airport when told they must sign a Health Ministry form committing to self-quarantine.**
Front Page:
--Israeli poet, Yehonatan Geffen, in an Op-Ed in Yedioth.*
You Must Be Kidding:
Some Israeli backpackers returning from Peru to Israel rioted at the airport when told they must sign a Health Ministry form committing to self-quarantine.**
Front Page:
This episode features a new report by Israel’s Peace Now
movement, reviewing Israel’s West Bank settlement activity in 2019. Presenting the report is Brian Reeves, Peace
Now’s director of external relations. Brian is an American Israeli residing in Tel Aviv, and he is an expert on
settlement activity.
As global crises typically do, the Coronavirus – its spread, and
the looming threat it poses to humankind – provides us with a sense of perspective.